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FEDERAL
statistical

RESERVE

release

H.8.b

I/3D
FOR IMMEDIAS^TKELEASfT
December 18, 1964..

DEC 2 1 1 9 6 4
WEEKLY DEPARTMENT ST

iLECTED CITIES A N D AftEAS
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
10 mos.
Week ending
1964
Dec.12
Dec.5
Nov.28 1 Nov.21

Areas and Cities Within
Federal Reserve Districts

Metropolitan Areas
Boston
Downtown Boston
Suburban Boston
Cambridge
Quincy
Lowell
Providence
New York District
Metropolitan Areas
New York-N.E. New Jersey
—
Newark
New York
Rochester
Syracuse
Philadelphia
Metropolitan Areas
Wilmington
Trenton
Lancaster
Philadelphia
Reading
Scranton
WiIkes-Barre-Hazleton
Cleveland District
Metropolitan Areas
Lexington
Akron
Canton
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Downtown Cleveland
Columbus
Springfield
Toledo
Youngstown
Erie
Pittsburgh
Downtown Pittsburgh
wheeling
for FRASER

Digitized


Mass.
"

R.I.

N.Y.N. J.
N.J.
N.Y.
. N.Y.
'
N.Y.

Del.
N.J.
Pa.
"
"

Ky.
Ohio

Pa.

W.Va.

+
+
+
+

2
1
5
3
7
5
3

-12
-11
-13
- 5
-13
-20
-11

+32
+32
+32
+28
+29
+31
+33

+19
+12
+27
+23
+11
+13
+10

+<6
+ 4
+ 8
+ 6
+ 3
+ 4
+ 6

+
-

0
3
1
3
2

- 5
-12
- 6
- 7
r- 8

+32
+22
+38
+35
+34

+10
/ + 5
+10
+22
+15

+ 8
+ 3
+10
+ 5
+ 4

2
6
1
1
2 r
1
2

rr-

6
7
5
2
9
3
4

+17
+25
+22
+22
+21
+26
+30

+15
+ 6
+13
+15
+19
+ 7
+12

+15
+13
+ 8
+10
+10
+ 6
+ 4

- 6
- 5
- 3
r- 3
- 5
- 8
+ 1
- 1
-15
r- 6
r- 6
- 2
- 2
r+ 1

+27
+26
+28
+22
+31
+33
+37
+26
+29
+35
+34
+38
+40
+51

+ 2
+19
+17
+11
+11
+ 5
+.1,9
+ .8
+26
+21
+ 6
+15
+ 9
+24

+ 9
+ 9
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
- 1
+ 8
+ 8
+ 8
+10
+ 6
+ 9
+ 5
| + 3

+
+
+
. +
. .+
+
+

+
+
+
-

2
5
6
1
0
- 3
+ 8
- 6
+ 4
+ 7
+ 7
+ 7
+ 5
+10

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES

SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)
Percentage change from corresponding
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
10 mos.
Dec.12! Dec.51 Nov.281 Nov.21.
1964

Areas and Cities Within
Federal Reserve Districts
Richmond District
Washington
Downtown Washington
Baltimore
Downtown Baltimore
Richmond
Atlanta District
Metropolitan Areas
Birmingham
Mobile
Jacksonville
Miami
Tampa-St. Petersburg
Atlanta
Augusta
New .Orleans
Cities
Miami
Central Atlanta

D. C.

+ 1

Md.
it

1
0
+ 1
- 2
-

Va.

+ 3
.0
+ 2

Ala.
Fla.
"

+ 2
+ 7
+ 9
+11

"

Ga.
"

La..
Fla.
Ga.

*

- 1

rr-

1
4
4
4
3

+26
+33
+31
+35
+21

+15
+11
+12
+ 8
+12

+
+
+
+
+

2
2
1
2
5
7
2
9

+20
+ 9
+18
+18
+14
+29
+22
+20

+17
+ 5
+ 7
+11
+ 7
+15
+ 8
+ 6

- 4
- 4

+15
+21

+ 7
+ 3

+
-

5
5
1
4
5

+33
+26
+40
+19
+21

+33
+10
+24
+10
+15

Chicago District
Metropolitan Areas
Chicago
India'napolis
Detroit
Grand Rapids
Milwaukee

Wis.

St. Louis District
Metropolitan Areas
Little Rock
Louisville
St. Louis
Memphis

Ark. "
Ky.
Mo.
Tenn.

+
-

1
1
1
5

- 3
r- 4
-11
- 3

+15
r+22
+22
+15

+15
+17
+16
+ 4

Minn.

0
- 1
- 2
+ 2

+ 4
+ 4
0
+ 6

+25
+27
+22
+22

+13
+13
+ 8
+13

- 4

- 2

+ 6

+18

Minneapolis District
Metropolitan Areas
Mpls.-St. Paul
Mpls. and Suburban
Minneapolis
St.'Paul & Suburban
Cities
Duluth-Superior




.+ 4
0
+10

111.
Ind.
Mich.

"

ii
Minn.&Wis.

.

- 1

I

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WEEKLY DEPARTMENT STORE SALES - SELECTED CITIES AND AREAS (Continued)

(Percentage change from corresponding
|
period a year ago
(Based on retail dollar amounts)
Week ending
10 mos.
Nov.28 Nov.21
j 1964
Dec. 12 Dec.5

Areas and Cities Within
Federal Reserve Districts
Kansas City District
Metropolitan Areas
Denver
Wichita
Kansas City
Downtown Kansas City
St. Joseph
Lincoln
Omaha
Albuquerque
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
City
Joplin
Dallas District
Metropolitan Areas
Dallas
El Paso
Houston
San Antonio
L Francisco District
[etropolitan Areas
Los Angeles-Long Beach
Downtown Los Angeles
Westside Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Diego
San Francisco-Oakland
San Francisco
Oakland
San Jose
Portland
Salt Lake City
Seattle^Everett
Spokane
Tacoma
r--Revised
*--Data not available




+ 6
' + 8
, + 7
! + 3

Col.
Kans.
Mo.-Kans.
Mo.
Mo.
Nebr.
Nebr.
N.Mex.
Ok la.
Okla.

0
+ 9
+ 5
+ 7
+ 1
+ 7
+ 1
+13
+ 6
+11

- 4
- 8
- 8
-18
- 9
r 0
r- 2
+25
- 2
+ 2

+22
+18
+29
+23
+31
+28
+20
+33
+13
+25

+ 7
+21
+12
- 2
+21
+ 3
+ 9
+45
+ 8
+15

Mo.

+12

-14

+15

+25

+ 8

Tex.
Tex.
Tex.
Tex.

+ 4
0
+ 8
+ 2

+ 5
- 9
+12
+ 8

+30
+15
+28
+38

+18
+26
+30
+25

. +11
+ 9
+16
+12

Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Calif.
Ore.
Utah
Wash.
Wash.
Wash.

- 1
-10
+10
- 7
- 3
- 3
- 8
- 2
- 3
+ 2
- 4
- 3
- 2
+17

+ 3
r- 2
r+13
r-11
+ 5
- 5
- 9
- 6
- 7 .
- 2
- 1
- 6
0
+ 6

+31
+ 9
+55
+15
+22
+27
+20
+27
+27
+25
+18
+17
+19
+35

i
1
: + 8
+ 6
+11
+ 4
1 + 9

-

^

+19
+ 6
+37
+ 7
+10
+13
+12
+ 8
+15
+ 7
+ 9
+ 9
+13
+18

+11
0
+10
+15
, +9
+ 8
. +4
0
+ 8
+ 5
+ 4
; + 1

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